A car stolen in Wilkes-Barre earlier this week was found partially submerged in the Lackawanna River on Thursday morning, Duryea police said.
The red Hyundai sedan was discovered unoccupied in the river near Coxton Road and the Main Street underpass around 7:20 a.m., police said.
The car had been reported stolen in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
A tow truck impounded the car for processing with the assistance of the Germania Hose Company’s scuba team.
The investigation was ongoing.
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![Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reported that inmate Manuel Morales, 66, has passed away. On December 25, inmate Morales was transported and admitted to Geisinger Wyoming Valley after fighting with another inmate at the facility. He was pronounced deceased at 6:24 p.m. on January 13, 2025. Morales was serving a 1-year-to-5-year sentence for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon [Cc2702a4] on an Erie County conviction. He arrived at SCI Dallas on February 27, 2024. In accordance with state policy, Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-SCIDALLAS-0116-01.jpg?w=526 "Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reported that inmate Manuel Morales, 66, has passed away. On December 25, inmate Morales was transported and admitted to Geisinger Wyoming Valley after fighting with another inmate at the facility. He was pronounced deceased at 6:24 p.m. on January 13, 2025. Morales was serving a 1-year-to-5-year sentence for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon [Cc2702a4] on an Erie County conviction. He arrived at SCI Dallas on February 27, 2024. In accordance with state policy, Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death […]")
